Coordinator, Early Warning and Early Action (EWEA)

Job Purpose

• The purpose of the position is to support and strengthen the Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society (AzRCS) in the area of Early Warning and Early Action (EWEA), with a particular focus on embedding anticipatory action mechanisms within national disaster risk governance and climate adaptation frameworks.
• Under the supervision of the IFRC Programme and Operations Manager, the EWEA Coordinator will support the establishment and facilitation of the national EW4ALL Pillar 4 Working Group and coordinate the national gap analysis on early warning and early action capacities. The incumbent will ensure that AzRCS early warning and anticipatory action mechanisms are strengthened in alignment with national systems led by the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (MENR).
• The EWEA Coordinator will provide technical facilitation to ensure that triggers, guidance notes, and preparedness arrangements are inclusive, actionable, and institutionally owned by national authorities, while remaining aligned with global EW4ALL standards and IFRC methodologies.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

SAFER-AZ Programme Implementation

• Support the establishment, institutional anchoring and facilitation of the national EW4ALL Pillar 4 Working Group, ensuring regular coordination meetings, agreed terms of reference, documented minutes, and follow-up on action points.
• Act as the primary national focal point for engagement with Ministry of Emergency Situations, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, ANAMA and relevant governmental stakeholders on early warning and anticipatory action matters, ensuring continuous dialogue and technical alignment.
• Coordinate and technically facilitate the national gap analysis on early warning and early action capacities, including stakeholder consultations, data consolidation, and preparation of draft findings for validation by national authorities.
• Support national authorities in the development, consultation, and validation of practical guidance notes on Early Warning and Early Action (EWEA), including definition of triggers for early action, clarification of institutional roles, and integration of inclusive communication channels.
• Ensure that early warning and anticipatory action mechanisms are coherently linked to the findings of the Disaster Law Study and National Climate Assessment, promoting institutional consistency between governance frameworks and operational preparedness arrangements.
• Contribute to the development of a costed national roadmap under the EW4ALL initiative, including identification of priority investments, institutional reforms, and capacity-building measures.
• Provide technical input into national and sub-national contingency planning processes to ensure integration of anticipatory action and early warning triggers within existing disaster management structures.
• Represent IFRC at national technical forums, coordination meetings and consultations related to disaster risk governance, climate adaptation, and early warning systems.
• Support knowledge management by documenting lessons learned, good practices and recommendations to inform national policy dialogue and potential scale-up.
• Promote accessibility and inclusiveness of early warning systems, ensuring systematic attention to women, youth, older persons, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable groups in line with IFRC Protection, Gender and Inclusion (PGI) standards.
• Facilitate coordination between government institutions, AzRCS, Civil Society Organisations, academia, and technical partners to strengthen the “last mile” of early warning dissemination and ensure warnings trigger timely protective actions at community level.
• Ensure all activities comply with IFRC regulations, safeguarding standards, financial procedures, and EU visibility and reporting requirements under the SAFER-AZ Programme

Technical and programmatic support

• Provide technical advice and assistance to target AzRCS on EWEA related activities and topics, across the Early Warning System pillars.
• Ensure effective alignment between relevant projects and EW4All.
  Support the organization and facilitation of EWEA-related trainings and workshops for AzRCS
• Coordinate closely with IFRC technical sectors in the Country Cluster Delegation and Regional Office, including EWEA, Disaster Preparedness, Climate, PGI and CEA.

Partnership building and resource mobilization.

Job Duties and Responsibilities (continued)

• Initiate and cultivate partnerships with donors, government institutions, private sector, civil society, and other stakeholders to contribute to the achievement of project results and further scale-up.
• Identify and work with key partners to ensure synergies with other programmes/initiatives and to avoid duplication of activities among actors.
• Identify and seek out opportunities for mobilizing additional resources to scale up and replicate relevant projects.

Monitoring and reporting

• Monitor progress against project indicators.
• Ensure proper documentation of activities, including attendance sheets, meetings reports, multimedia evidence, and monitoring data.
• Promote identification, documentation and synthesis of lessons learned and best practices for EWEA knowledge production, dissemination and replication.
• Contribute to narrative and financial reporting in compliance with IFRC and EU standards.

Compliance and safeguarding

• Coordinate closely with AzRCS HQ and branch leadership to ensure ownership and sustainability.
• When introducing policies, guidelines, tools and trainings, the incumbent has the responsibility to explore and consult any existing documentation and practice within the IFRC network
• Ensure compliance with IFRC policies (safeguarding, Code of Conduct, PGI, financial procedures).
• Ensure visibility and acknowledgment of EU support in all field activities and communication materials

Education

Required:

• University degree in Disaster Management, Environmental Sciences, Public Policy or related field
• Technical training in the disaster preparedness, response and recovery 

Experience

Required:

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in disaster risk management or early warning systems
• Field experience in coordinating and managing disaster response operations 

Preferred:

• Minimum of 5 years work experience with the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement 
• Experience in project cycle management including proposal development, budgeting, reporting, monitoring and evaluation 

Knowledge, Skills and Languages

Required:

• Knowledge of RC/RC and knowledge of EU and UN global disaster response tools 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with independent decision-making capacity 
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills with the ability to represent the International Federation and to negotiate and influence people’s opinions 
• Flexible and adaptable to work effectively in a multicultural environment and ability to travel at short notice 
• Demonstrated core proficiency in (a) digital communication & collaboration, (b) basic digital content creation, (c) digital safety & security, (d) data literacy, and (e) problem solving with technology (including responsible use of AI assistants.
• Understanding of and commitment to IFRC’s mission and values. 
• Fluent spoken and written English
• Fluent spoken and written Azerbaijanj

Preferred:

• Good command of another IFRC official language (French, Spanish or Arabic)

Competencies, Values and Comments

Values: Respect for diversity; Integrity; Professionalism; Accountability

Core competencies: Communication; Collaboration and teamwork; Judgement and decision making; National society and customer relations; Creativity and innovation; Building trust

Note - Only applications submitted through the IFRC Careers website will be considered. 

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